This Is the Police 2 is a narrative-driven strategy game blending turn-based tactical combat, resource management, and morally complex decision-making. Set in a snowy North American border town beset by corruption and violence, you take on the role of Sheriff Lilly Reed—balancing crime scenes, departmental politics, and limited resources while uncovering layers of moral ambiguity.
Key Features
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Strategic crime scene management and daily logistics
Manage daily bookings, criminal incidents, patrol dispatches, and budgets. You must staff shifts, choose assignments, and react to events both predictable and emergent. -
Turn-based tactical firefights
When situations escalate, you lead SWAT-style encounters on a small grid: commanding officers and deputies, utilizing cover, aiming, suppressive fire, and specialized tools. -
Ethical dilemmas and branching storylines
Face tough decisions like granting immunity, covering up mistakes, or using force. Choices influence character relationships, departmental integrity, and story progression. -
Officer stress, loyalty, and rotating characters
Deputies can suffer stress burn-out, get injured, or resign. Managing morale and loyalty is essential—you must recruit replacements or risk fewer available resources. -
Structured episodic story chapters
Each in-game day moves the story forward. Episodes introduce new threats, local characters, and larger plot twists tied to growing conspiracies in the town. -
Resource constraints and political pressure
Keep finances balanced through ticketing, dosage-and-inspections, and donations. Public opinion, city council oversight, and press influence how you’re judged. -
Visual novel style narrative interludes
Dialogue and story moments appear in visual-novel panels, complementing tactical segments and immersing you in the tone and character drama. -
Multiple endings based on choices
Your moral alignment, departmental success, and alliances shape the outcome of the game—options include sabotage, redemption, or vanishing into personal exile.
